VELMA: ...And that was how he walked through the walls.
SHAGGY: And, like, he used the city plans to find a secret door, so he could fake his own disappearance.
VILLAIN: The perfect plan... and I would have gotten away with it, if it hadn't been for you meddling kids!
SHERIFF: Great work, kids. We'll make sure he doesn't vanish, where he's going.
The SHERIFF escorts the VILLAIN away.
SHAGGY: Like, after that last mystery, I could really do with a nice triple-decker sandwich, with lettuce, tomatos, cheese, ice-cream, eggplant, corn, a watermelon, a banana, and choclate topping (licks his lips).
VELMA: Oh, brother.
SCOOBY whines and mimes hunger.
SHAGGY: Hungry, Scoob? Let’s go get something to eat.
SCOOBY: Reah! Reah!
VELMA: Hurry up, Shaggy, or we’ll never get to the lodge.
Unnoticed, a ghostly-looking SPIRIT appears. It enters the back of the Mystery Machine, laughing maniacally. SHAGGY pays for the gas, SCOOBY picks some of everything from the shelf, and they leave.
CUT to the Mystery Machine screaming down the road really fast. SHAGGY is driving, and sitting next to VELMA. SCOOBY is also up the front. FRED and DAPHNE are still nowhere in sight.
VELMA: Shaggy! Why are we going so fast?!
SHAGGY: Like, It’s almost dark, Velma. If we don’t hurry, we won’t make it to the holiday lodge before night. You know how impatient Fred is. Like, the fog is sure thick tonight. You could cut it with a knife.
SCOOBY: Raggy! Rere roing roo rast!
SHAGGY: Like, relax Scoob. We’re under the limit. Jinkes! There’s the turnoff ...Did I say Jinkes? I meant Zoinks!
SCOOBY laughs at SHAGGY.
SHAGGY: Oh yeah? I'd like to see you drive, Scoob!
SCOOBY takes the wheel, and the Mystery Machine convulses down the road. There is the wail of a siren from behind them.
VELMA: Now you’ve done it, Shaggy. That’s the police.
SHAGGY looks behind them. He can see a vauge blob becoming clearer by the minute.
SHAGGY: Like, that’s funny. He’s not using his lights.
Eventually, the figure becomes clear, as the figure of the SPIRIT, laughing insanely.
VELMA: Jinkes! That’s because he doesn’t have any! Step on it, Shaggy!
SHAGGY is already doing over 100, but the SPIRIT is catching up.
SCOOBY: Raster! Re’s raining ron rus!
SHAGGY: Like, We can’t go any faster! Man, can that guy run! He’s faster than Carl Lewis!
VELMA: He can’t possibly outrun us! We’re doing 131km/hr!
SHAGGY: Like, I can see the lodge ahead! We’re going to make it!
VELMA: Oh no we’re not! Put on the brake, Shaggy!
SHAGGY: I am! I am!
The Mystery Machine crashes through the fence, and ends up against the guard rail. FRED and DAPHNE come rushing out of the lodge.
DAPHNE: Is everyone ok?
SHAGGY: We’re fine, I think. But the Mystery Machine is going to take some repairing. We aren’t going anywhere in a hurry.
FRED: That’s the last time I let you drive, Shag. Why were you so fast?
SHAGGY: Like, It’s a long story, Fred.
The INNKEEPER arrives out of the fog and shakes his head.
INNKEEPER: You’d better get settled for the night. Kids these days...
Everyone leaves, the SPIRIT emerges from the back of the mystery machine, and creeps off into the night.
SPIRIT: That’s right. You won’t be leaving, for a VERY long time indeed...
CUT to SHAGGY, SCOOBY, and FRED in their room, later that night.
FRED: So you all saw this ‘Spirit’ rush up from behind. Did he say anything?
SHAGGY: Yeah. Like, “Ahahahahahahahahahaha!”
FRED: All he did was laugh? No “go from here and never return” or “you cannot escape me” or something like that?
SCOOBY: Reah. Rike ris.
SCOOBY readjusts his face like the ghost, and runs around the room.
SCOOBY: Rahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
SCOOBY trips over the mat and falls over. FRED doesn’t seem too convinced.
FRED: Well, there's nothing we can do about it tonight. Let’s try to get some sleep. ’Night.
SHAGGY: Good Idea. Goodnight Fred, Goodnight Scoob.
CUT to girls’ room. DAPHNE and VELMA are still awake.
VELMA: You should have seen it. It was terrible.
DAPHNE: Well, we can’t do anything about it to...
She is interrupted by a loud cackle from outside.
VELMA: See! I told you so!
DAPHNE: What was that?
VELMA: It was the Spirit. Let’s go and investigate.
DAPHNE: No way, Velma. Go tell Fred and Shaggy.
VELMA: You’re as bad as Shaggy, but I suppose we should tell them. Coming?
DAPHNE: To meet the Spirit? Thanks, but no thanks.
VELMA: Come on, Daphne. Would you do it for a Scooby Sna...
DAPHNE: Don’t you try to pull that one on me. I’m not leaving this room.
VELMA: Fine. If you insist, you can stay here, alone with the spirit.
DAPHNE: You’re the one who’s so keen on going to see the spirit.
VELMA: This could go on all night.
DAPHNE: That’s good. If it means we don’t have to meet the spirit, I’m keen.
Before VELMA can reply, there is another insane laugh. This time, it is closer. It begins raining. There is a lightining flash and a crackle of thunder, highlighting the image of the SPIRIT in the doorway. During the next flash, he is gone. DAPHNE and VELMA gasp.
CUT to the boys’ room. SCOOBY wakes up and shakes SHAGGY.
SCOOBY: Raggy? Raggy?
SHAGGY: mmmmmbm...? Whatsisistscoob? Why’d you wake me up for? Huh?
SCOOBY mimes the SPIRIT laughing.
SHAGGY: Like, you’re having nightmares again. It’s just your imagination.
There is another evil laugh.
SCOOBY hides under the bed.
SHAGGY: Zoinks! Like, you sure have a loud imagination, Scoob.
FRED wakes up.
FRED: What was that?
SHAGGY: It’s the spirit!
FRED: C’mon. Let’s go see this spirit. It’s probably just the wind.
SHAGGY: Like, I’ve never heard the wind go “Ahahahahahahahaha” before.
SCOOBY: R-R-Reah... r-rhyme r-r-rhaying r-r-r-r-r-r (SCOOBY hits himself) rhere.
The door swings open slowly and noisily, revealing a shadowy figure in the doorway.
SHAGGY: Zoinks! The Spirit!
SHAGGY jumps into SCOOBY's arms.
FRED: It’s only Velma, captain Courage.
SHAGGY: (laughs) Oh. Hi Velma. (Drops SCOOBY)
VELMA: Did you hear the spirit?
SCOOBY: Reah! Re rure rid! (Imitates the spirit’s laugh)
FRED: It looks like we’ve got another mystery to solve, gang.
SHAGGY: Like, I was afraid you were going to say that.
VELMA: Daphne’s in our room. Come on.
They return to the girls’ room. DAPHNE is missing. The lightning and thunder storms on outside.
VELMA: She’s gone! She said she wouldn’t leave the room!
SCOOBY cries.
FRED: There must be some logical explanation for this.
SHAGGY: Yeah. Like the Spirit got her. Let’s leave before we get turned into nothingness too.
FRED: We can’t leave without her. Besides, our van’s in no condition to even get us down the street, remember?
SHAGGY: Like, I’ll buy that last one.
VELMA: Let’s go see the innkeeper. Maybe he knows something.
They find the INNKEEPER and a POLICEMAN in his study.
INNKEEPER: Hello kids, What can I do for you?
The RANGER grunts a greeting.
RANGER: The name's Bill. I'm a cop.
VELMA: Nice to meet you, Sir. Have either of you seen our friend Daphne?
INNKEEPER: ‘fraid not, kids.
RANGER: (laughs) That pretty red-haired girl? The spirit probably got her.
INNKEEPER: Bill!
RANGER: Keep your hat on, Joe. I'm only joking.
INNKEEPER: Don't mind Bill, kids. He's always like this.
RANGER: (grunts) Can't stay around here all night. The chief will kick my butt. Seeya tommorow, Joe.
INNKEEPER: See you later, Bill.
FRED: Have you seen the spirit too, Mr. Roberts?
INNKEEPER: Just an old superstition. Years ago, the insane Dr. Stone performed some weird experiments on the lab on the hill. He wanted to live forever, and some say he finally found a way. However, to sustain his eternal life, he must kidnap someone young every once in a while, to drain their life energy into himself, and reduce the victim into a mindless zombie.
The gang is entranced by the terrible story.
INNKEEPER:...and that's it. I see you like a good story as much as I do. It's late, If you go looking for your friend, watch out for the Spirit and his Zombies (laughs). Good luck, I'm off to get some sleep.
The INNKEEPER heads wearily outside into the fog to his own cabin.
SHAGGY: Poor Daphne! Like, She'll be turned into a mindless zombie!
FRED: Not if we find her first. Come on, let's go!
VELMA: Where?
FRED: Where else? Dr. Stone’s Laboratory on the mountain.
SCOOBY: Roh ro!
There is another flash of lighting and a roll of thunder, illuminating the figure of the SPIRIT, now identified as Dr. Stone. The doctor laughs as he gazes down as the figures below.
SPIRIT: Visitors! Well, I could always use a few more zombies! (laughs insanely)
CUT to the gang on the laboratory on the hill. The doors have been smashed down. Half the building seems to have collapsed in on itself.
VELMA: (fingering the dust) Nice place for a visit, but I wouldn’t want to live here.
SHAGGY: Like, this place is decorated in early spooksville!
SCOOBY: Rugh. Reepy.
FRED: All right, gang. Shaggy, you take Scooby and search the ruins. Me and Velma will search in the labs. If you find Daphne, give the signal.
FRED and VELMA enter the laboratory.
SHAGGY: Like, trust old Freddy to give us the dodgy job. C'mon, Scoob, I guess we'd better start looking. Daphne! Daphne? Oh well, It doesn't look like she's here. Let's go look for a kitchen...
The SPIRIT materialises behind them.
SPIRIT: Heed My Warning, Mortals! Leave My Lab Now, Or Face My Wrath!
SHAGGY: Zoinks!
SCOOBY: Rhipes!
SCOOBY jumps into SHAGGY's arms. The SPIRIT laughs and vanishes. SHAGGY tries to whistle, but is paralysed with fear.
SHAGGY: I can't whistle, Scoob! You try!
SCOOBY: Rphhhhhhhhhh... Phhhhhhhhhhhh... RELP!!!
SHAGGY looks around.
SHAGGY: It's no good. They can't hear us. Let's go find the others.
CUT to inside the Labs. Creepy Frankenstein-style machines are everywhere. SHAGGY and SCOOBY are cautiously taking a look around. SCOOBY sniffs around.
SHAGGY: What is it, Scoob? What do you smell?
SCOOBY follows the scent and points two piles of stone.
SHAGGY: Stone?
SHAGGY tries to eat it, but breaks a tooth. SCOOBY laughs.
SHAGGY: Hey! Like, that wasn't funny.
SCOOBY digs into the pile of stone, and drags out a bottle, containing a slick liquid.
SHAGGY: Paint? I’ll bet this is a clue. But what would an new cloth like this be doing in an old haunt like this?
A ZOMBIE appears in a blaze of light.
ZOMBIE: Leave Now, Intruders!
SHAGGY: Run, Scoob!
SHAGGY and SCOOBY run for it, the ZOMBIE laughs.
CUT to a dark basement. The door is opened, and FRED and VELMA step inside.
FRED: This is the only place we haven’t searched...
FRED switches on his flashlight, revealing DAPHNE bound to the post in the next room and gagged.
FRED and VELMA: Daphne!
DAPHNE: Mmmmmmmmmf!
FRED: Let’s go!
VELMA: Wait! It could be a trap!
Suddenly, the SPIRIT jumps out with his zombies and laughs
SPIRIT: Very Clever, But Unfortunatley, Not Clever Enough For The Great Dr. Stone. Now!
The ZOMBIES leap forward, and push VELMA back into the room. FRED tries to make an escape by pushing the SPIRIT over, but the spirit catches him and tries to throw him back in. FRED grabs at the SPIRIT’s robe, but the SPIRIT finally suceeds. A ZOMBIE closes a portcullis over the door.
SPIRIT: A Nice Try. Enjoy Your Meddling Friend’s Company.
The SPIRIT and his ZOMBIES leave the basement.
FRED: Ouch...
VELMA: Looks like all you earned for your bravery is bruises.
FRED: (untying DAPHNE) Not quite, while I was struggling with the Spirit, I stole this off him.
FRED holds up a shiny metal object.
DAPHNE: Jeepers! That’s a policeman’s badge!
VELMA: This mystery is getting more confusing by the minute.
CUT to SHAGGY and SCOOBY, hiding behind a pillar.
SHAGGY: I think he’s gone, Scoob. Go have a look.
SCOOBY: Rhummmm... Rokay Raggy.
SCOOBY takes a peek around the corner, and sees the ZOMBIES and the SPIRIT emerging fromthe basement.
SCOOBY: Ripes!
SHAGGY: What is it, Scooby? Have they left?
SCOOBY: Ruh-uh. Rhere right rehind rhus!
Suddenly, the SPIRIT pops around the corner.
SPIRIT: Hah! Thought You Could Hide From The Spirit? Not So!
SHAGGY: Errr.. Hide? We weren’t hiding. (Laughs nervously) We were... err... playing cards. Go fish, Scoob.
SPIRIT: Grrrrrraaaah!
SHAGGY: Zoinks!
SCOOBY and SHAGGY run into the basement. The SPIRIT runs and locks the door to the entire basement.
SPIRIT: (Laughs insanely) Join Your Friends, Meddlers!
SCOOBY: Rhere rocked rin!
FRED (from the adjacent room): Scooby! Is that you?
SCOOBY: Red?
SHAGGY: Like, hang on, Fred, we’ll get you out of there.
SCOOBY flicks out his fingernail, and picks the locks. The gang leaves the basement.
SHAGGY: Hi gang. Like, check out this kooky paint that I found.
VELMA: Shaggy! That’s not paint, that’s brake fluid.
SHAGGY: Brake fluid? Huh?
VELMA: I think I understand now...
CUT to JOE’s cabin. It is deserted.
SHAGGY: What are we doing back here?
VELMA: looking for clues, of course.
DAPHNE: Hey! Look at this!
DAPHNE holds up a newspaper left on open JOE’s desk. It reads “Crime wave sweeps city”.
VELMA: Jinkes! I’ve got it! Quickly, we have to capture the Spirit and the zombies.
CUT to the lodge corridor.
FRED: Ok, here’s how it works. Our man gets the Spirit to chase him. When he comes in, he goes into one of these doors, the exit, or the boiler. Our man runs out of the exit, and then we switch the signs before the Spirit appears. He’ll think that our man’s gone out of the exit, and follow him, but he’ll actually end up in the boiler room, where we’ll lock him and his friends in.
SHAGGY: Sounds good, but who’ll be ‘our man’?
FRED: I need to hide and switch the signs. Leaving which other men?
SCOOBY: Rhime a rog.
FRED: And dogs.
SCOOBY and SHAGGY moan.
DAPHNE: Here’s a few Scooby Snacks.
DAPHNE tosses a few Scooby Snacks onto the table.
SCOOBY and SHAGGY look a little more enthusiastic.
DAPHNE: See. You need the woman’s touch.
FRED: (rolls his eyes) Women.
CUT to SHAGGY and SCOOBY wandering around the lodge.
SHAGGY: Here, zombie. Nice zombies. Like, I can’t believe I’m saying this.
SCOOBY whines.
SHAGGY looks under the furniture.
CUT to the corridor. FRED is talking to the girls. A ZOMBIE sneaks up, and changes the signs.
CUT back to SHAGGY and SCOOBY. The SPIRIT appears, flanked by his cohorts.
SPIRIT: Looking For Me, Fools?
SHAGGY: Zoinks!
SHAGGY and SCOOBY run towards the corridor, and duck into the door marked “exit”, which is actually the boiler room.
SCOOBY: Roh no!
FRED has still not noticed this mistake, and switches the signs. The SPIRIT and his ZOMBIES turn up.
SPIRIT: Fools! Did You Think I Would Be Fooled By Such A Simple Trick?
FRED: Err... No... That’s why I have a backup plan.
DAPHNE: (suprised) We do?
FRED: Um... Yes...
SPIRIT: Hah! What Could You Possibly Do Now? You Are Trapped!
Suddenly, the SPIRIT and the ZOMBIES are knocked out, by SHAGGY and SCOOBY who have quietly come out of the boiler room.
VELMA: Well done, Shaggy!
SHAGGY and SCOOBY look proud.
FRED: And now to see who the Spirit and Zombies really are.
FRED demasks the Zombies, but they are unrecognisable.
DAPHNE: Who are they?
VELMA: The others are just hired hands, but that’s the villain we caught before we arrived here! But... Then the Spirit must be...
VELMA demasks the SPIRIT
GANG: The Sheriff!
CUT to outside the lodge, with BILL the ranger, JOE the innkeeper and the captured villain.
BILL: How did you figure it out, kids?
VELMA: Well, our first clue was the wreckage of the Mystery Machine. It had a video camera, which projected the image of the spirit. To make it seem like he was catching up with up, he filmed himself running closer to the camera.
DAPHNE: The reason why Shaggy couldn’t avoid crashing the Mystery Machine was that the spirit had removed all the brake fluid while Shaggy went to get some lunch. Someone wanted us to crash and not be able to leave.
FRED: Another clue was the Policeman’s badge we found. At first, we thought it was you, but of course, it belonged to the sheriff. The whole plot was set up by the corrupt Sheriff. He knew that we’d stay here and solve the mystery, if we heard about the local legend and the spirit of Dr. Stone.
JOE: But why?
SHAGGY: Like, the newspaper gave it away. The sheriff knew our reputation for solving crime, and he didn’t want us to be around to solve the crimes in the city, so he chose to keep us busy here at the lodge, right?
SHERIFF and VILLAIN: And we would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn’t for you meddling kids and your dog...
BILL: Well done, kids. They’ll pay for every one of the crimes their gang pulled in the city.
SHAGGY: Like, I’m glad that’s over.
SHAGGY leave for the kitchen, but of course SCOOBY has changed the signs, and SHAGGY just manages to avoid to fall off the balcony.
SHAGGY: Zoinks!
SCOOBY: (laughs) Scooby Dooby Doo!